Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South, Paperback - Andrew Maraniss

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Publisher: University of South Carolina PressAuthor(s): John David SmithIllustration(s): 87 illustrationsNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2012...

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A thoughtful and beautifully crafted epilogue to the history of slavery - essential reading for anyone interested in American history.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Jonathan (University of Exeter, UK) HughesIllustration(s): 12 bw illusNumber of pages: 440Publica...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Jonathan (University of Exeter, UK) HughesIllustration(s): 12 bw illusNumber of pages: 440Publica...

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In The Tribe, Caitr ona Perry is on familiar ground, returning to Washington and the green strongholds of the United States.Irish Americans were on...

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In their startling new book, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the out-of-Africa theory. Based on fresh examination of both the DNA and archeologica...

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Definitive two-way guide to the South Downs Way with westbound and eastbound routes described in full. Contains full Ordnance Survey Explorer mappi...

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